2024 Topps Throwback Thursday

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

The 1954 Topps Scoop run will be the final Throwback set (baseball, at least). They are discontinuing it.

Wow. They have had some nice Yankees cards in these over the years. I will miss picking them up.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

The 1954 Topps Scoop run will be the final Throwback set (baseball, at least). They are discontinuing it.

Even though I love vintage Topps designs, that's fine by me.....the concept has run out of ideas and is largely running on fumes....I think I bought one card this year (the 88/89 Hockey Buster Posey).

When they have a design I like, it doesn't include players I want....when it has the players I want, the design is uninteresting.

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by Emergency Donut

Well that's a bummer. Can you share where you heard that? It seems like they've still been selling a bunch, so seems like a strange choice, if they're discontinuing them.

It's sad but apart from the hot rookie of the moment or the very very rare veteran Twins player, I wasn't buying much, that's for sure.

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by Emergency Donut

Well that's a bummer. Can you share where you heard that? It seems like they've still been selling a bunch, so seems like a strange choice, if they're discontinuing them.

Yep, it is a bummer. They announced on the current set's cards. Go here and scroll through the cards until you see the picture of the back. Read that and you'll see it.

https://www.topps.com/products/2024-...54-topps-scoop

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

Wow. They have had some nice Yankees cards in these over the years. I will miss picking them up.

Overall, I think they've done a great job and hard to believe they've been doing it for 8 years. I'll also miss picking up the occasional fun card. I've gotten some nice Bobbys and some random rookies here and there.

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Even though I love vintage Topps designs, that's fine by me.....the concept has run out of ideas and is largely running on fumes....I think I bought one card this year (the 88/89 Hockey Buster Posey).

When they have a design I like, it doesn't include players I want....when it has the players I want, the design is uninteresting.

That's fair and probably one of the reasons they're bringing it to an end. Maybe they'll bring back eTopps and let me finally get my cards without paying a million dollars to ship them.

[mfw13]

I think one of the (many) things that's disappointed me from Topps over the years is how they've failed to utilize their non-baseball card designs (many of which were featured as Throwback Thursday sets) for use as inserts/parallels in regular Topps products.

They've used a few over the years in Archives (71-72 Hockey, 72-73 Basketball), and did a small groups of 5x7's using the 1977 Star Wars design, but that's about it outside of Throwback Thursday products.

Can you imagine how popular a 300-500 card Heritage/Archives style set using the 1977 Star Wars design would be?

Or sets using the 1956 or 1957 football designs?

How about an insert set using the 1979-80 Topps 3-panel design?

Or sets using the 1971-72 or 1979-80 hockey designs?

The possibilities are endless....

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

Overall, I think they've done a great job and hard to believe they've been doing it for 8 years. I'll also miss picking up the occasional fun card. I've gotten some nice Bobbys and some random rookies here and there.

First they got rid of the daily history cards and now these.

[Americards]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

First they got rid of the daily history cards and now these.

Maybe they can restart that set and chase after retired 1/1 cut cards (or live autos of living players) of the history of the day...They would sell millions!!!!

[fulltritty]

2024 Throwback Thursday Star Wars Edition Set #51 - 1959 Topps Baseball

[fulltritty]

2024 Throwback Thursday Set #51 - 1954 Topps Scoop

[fulltritty]

2024 Throwback Thursday Star Wars Edition Set #52 - 1959 Topps Baseball

[fulltritty]

2024 Throwback Thursday Set #52 - 1954 Topps Scoop

[jdandns]

And that's it, the end of the line for Throwback Thursday.

I didn't miss any of the Star Wars sets during it's 2 year run.

The new weekly thing replacing it is going to be a mix of properties as I understand it.

[NYRE2PECT]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but is the Throwback concept officially and formally dead? I am trying to structure my B Witt binder and was curious.

Thanks for confirming!

[Dukefett]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but is the Throwback concept officially and formally dead? I am trying to structure my B Witt binder and was curious.

Thanks for confirming!

There used to be a Throwback Thursday header in the menu but I can't find it anymore, seems to be then?

[jimz]

It says on the back of the last few cards that they are done with the series and they'd probably know

[ewokpelts]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

That's fair and probably one of the reasons they're bringing it to an end. Maybe they'll bring back eTopps and let me finally get my cards without paying a million dollars to ship them.

I believe if you contact CS, they can offer you a deal to ship without the one touches.
That’s the biggest cost to factor in shipping. Average one touch is about $2, so any sizeable order is you paying for them to ship them in one touch.

[forgerelli]

Offering $250 for this 2024 Topps Throwback Thursday #146 Shohei Ohtani photo variation SP in nice condition. Last card I need to complete my TBT set.

Due to constant scammers & morons I will only respond to posts/messages with coined pics of the front and back. Paypal G&S only.

[DioBrando]

Surprised topps hasn't come up with something to replace TBT yet.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by DioBrando

Surprised topps hasn't come up with something to replace TBT yet.

They are just adverse to money all of a sudden I guess.

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

They are just adverse to money all of a sudden I guess.

Maybe I don't understand how easy or hard it was for them to make these cards but it didn't seem like they were generating a whole ton of revenue on these releases TBF.

[pfb11]

Originally Posted by ewokpelts

I believe if you contact CS, they can offer you a deal to ship without the one touches.
That’s the biggest cost to factor in shipping. Average one touch is about $2, so any sizeable order is you paying for them to ship them in one touch.

Yeah, you would think. Whenever I bring it up, they ignore that question and change the subject.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by eldavojohn

Maybe I don't understand how easy or hard it was for them to make these cards but it didn't seem like they were generating a whole ton of revenue on these releases TBF.

The problems were twofold....

1) the price point
2) the checklists

$5-7 for what was effective a "base" card is not cheap, and with only 6-12 cards in each design, you generally ended up with a mix of players people wanted, and players people couldn't care less about.

I think they would have been better off with more focus.....limit the designs and make the checklists bigger...i.e. maybe 100 cards per design released in ten 10-card blocks, each with a mixture of HOFers and current stars....something along the line of 2019 Reflections, for example.